How to reach the Tournament Directors:

How to reach the Tournament Directors
Chris Wainscott chris.wainscott13@outlook.com 414-839-5232
Robin Grochowski rgrochowski@wi.rr.com 414-861-2745
Allen Becker allenbecker@wi.rr.com 414-807-0269

Thursday, April 03, 2014

Springtime Blossoming Green Swiss: Apr. 10*, 17, 24, & May 1

4-Round Swiss in Two Sections (Open and U1600). Game/100
minutes. USCF Rated. EF: $5.00. (One ½ Point Bye
Available for any round (except round four) if requested at
least 2-days prior to round). TD is Grochowski; ATD is
Becker.

(*NOTE: on April 10 we will meet at St. James Church (Parish Building), 7219 S. 27th Street (south of Rawson), Franklin, WI).

May 3-4 Arpad Elo Open

Olympia Resort, 1350 Royale Mile Rd., Oconomowoc, WI 53066. In 3 Sections, Open: 5SS, 30/90; SD/60 d5, EF: $33 (Jr $28) if received by 5/1; $5 more later or at site. $$b/25: $200-125-80. A $80; U1800: $80. Rds.: 10-2:30-7:30; 10-3:30. Reserve: 5SS, 30/90; SD/60 d5, Open to 1799 & under. EF: $23 (Jr $18) if received by 5/1; $5 more later or at site. $$b/25: $75-60. C $50; U1400 $50. Rds.: 10-2:30-7:30; 10-3:30. RBO: 4SS, G/60 d5, Open to 1199 & under. EF: $15 if received by 5/1; $3 more later or at site. Prizes: trophies and medals. Rds.: 10-1-3:30-6 (5/3). ALL: Reg.: 8:30-9:30 am 5/3. ENT: Guy Hoffman, 1305D Tompkins Dr., Madison, WI 53716-3279, 920-279-0701. Checks payable to: WCA. INFO: schachfuhrer@hotmail.com. www.wischess.org. HR: $99 single/double, $109 triple/quad (mention chess). 262-369-4999. WCA Tour Event! NS. NC. W. Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix!

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Hales Corners Challenge XIX -- April 12, 2014


USCF - TROPHIES PLUS GRAND PRIX (10 POINTS)
USCF - CHESS MAGNET SCHOOL JUNIOR GRAND PRIX
Wisconsin Chess Association Tour Event
4SS, G/60;d6. 2 Sections: Open & Reserve (under 1600). Olympia Resort Hotel, 1350 Royale Mile Rd., Oconomowoc, WI 53066; 1-800-558-9573 (mention Southwest Chess Club for $99 room rate). EF: $40-Open, $30-Reserve, both $5 more after 4/9. Comp EF for USCF 2200+. $$GTD: Open: 1st-$325, 2nd-$175, A-$100, B & Below-$75; Reserve: 1st-$100, 2nd-$75, D-$50, E & Below-$40. Goddesschess Prizes for Females in addition to above prizes, Open: $40 per win/$20 per draw; Reserve: $20 per win/$10 per draw. Reg.: 8:30-9:30. Rds.: 10-1-3:30-6. Entries to: Allen Becker, 2130 N. 85th St., Wauwatosa, WI 53226; allenbecker@wi.rr.com. Questions to TD: Robin Grochowski: 414-861-2745.

Additional Goddesschess Prizes for Females, Open Section: $40 for a win; $20 for a draw.  Reserve Section: $20 for a win; $10 for a draw.  Entry will be paid by Goddesschess for top female finisher in each Section if they play in Challenge XX in October, 2014.  Plus, Goddesschess will provide gift bags of chessly items (or chess-themed items) for the top female finisher in each Section. 

102 Players!  (4th-highest attendance!)
1 IM-Elect (Santarius), 2 FIDE Masters, and 5 National Masters
13 female players (13% participation; 3 in Open, 10 in Reserve)


Lots of photos at end of post (see below)

USCF Rating Results

Prizewinners and Final Standings:



OPEN SECTION

1st-2nd Tie (with Best "B" prize added in):
  IM-elect Erik Santarius
  FM Alex Velikanov
  FM Alex Betaneli
  Chris Brown

Best "A"
  Gary Aranovich
  Tinglin Shi
  Peter Joachim


RESERVE

1st:
  Hadi Najeeb
2nd:
 Pranav Kulkarni

Best "D"
  Gary Wright
  Arthur Xu

Best "E"
  Nate Huiras
  Adam Jace
  Magzhan Khassenov 


Goddesschess:
Winners of Free Entry to this October's Hales Corners Challenge XX:

OPEN:  Rachel Ulrich
RESERVE:  Susanna Ulrich

Hales Corners Challenge XIX - OpenCross Table, Page 1

  No.    Name                         St Rate Rd 1  Rd 2  Rd 3  Rd 4  Score

   1. Santarius, Erik (1)...........  WI 2429 D15   W10   W28   W12     3.5
   2. Velikanov, Alexander (2)......  WI 2343 W22   W40   D14   W13     3.5
   3. Betaneli, Alex (3)............  WI 2316 W8    W7    D6    W14     3.5
   4. Brown, Christopher (33).......  WI 1758 W46   W52   D5    W21     3.5

   5. Smail, Benedict A (5).........  WI 2220 W16   W21   D4    D6      3.0
   6. Becker, Allen J (9)...........  WI 2119 W24   W23   D3    D5      3.0
   7. Ulrich, Rachel J (13).........  WI 2070 W27   L3    W26   W23     3.0
   8. Aranovich, Gary (17)..........  WI 1971 L3    W41   W30   -X-     3.0
   9. Shi, Tinglin (18).............  WI 1944 W11   L12   W41   W28     3.0
  10. Joachim, Peter Jam (28).......  WI 1802 W36   L1    W40   W22     3.0

  11. Cooper, Jeff (4)..............  WI 2238 L9    D19   W36   W31     2.5
  12. Parker, Anthony L (7).........  WI 2190 -H-   W9    W34   L1      2.5
  13. Harder, Brady R (8)...........  WI 2120 D25   W35   W33   L2      2.5
  14. Martin III, Richard (10)......  WI 2096 W17   W18   D2    L3      2.5
  15. McNeil, David (15)............  MN 2028 D1    L28   W45   W34     2.5
  16. Krause, Aaron P (19)..........  WI 1943 L5    W42   W44   D19     2.5
  17. Parmet, Daniel Edw (23).......  WI 1903 L14   D27   W47   W37     2.5
  18. Desmoulin, Stephan (24).......  WI 1895 W52   L14   D37   W33     2.5
  19. Wainscott, Chris (29).........  WI 1801 W43   D11   D31   D16     2.5

  20. Williams, William (6).........  WI 2205 L23   D33   W48   D27     2.0
  21. Mhaskar, Rohan (14)...........  WI 2041 W32   L5    W29   L4      2.0
  22. Cardenas, David R (16)........  WI 2002 L2    W30   W35   L10     2.0
  23. Khadem, Masoud (20)...........  IL 1938 W20   L6    W42   L7      2.0
  24. Fricano, Paul (21)............  WI 1915 L6    W48   W43   -F-     2.0
  25. Geder, John (22)..............  WI 1912 D13   L26   D46   W39     2.0
  26. Tan, Jonathan (25)............  IL 1871 L40   W25   L7    W44     2.0
  27. Coons, James Jay (26).........  WI 1858 L7    D17   W51   D20     2.0
  28. Chua, Zachary  Z (34).........  WI 1755 W47   W15   L1    L9      2.0
  29. Zhang, Edward (35)............  IL 1737 L48   W39   L21   W43     2.0
  30. Bevans, Paul (36).............  WI 1729 W38   L22   L8    W46     2.0
  31. Sagunsky, David L (37)........  WI 1725 D51   W45   D19   L11     2.0

  32. Christensen, Wade (27)........  WI 1852 L21   D47   L39   W48     1.5
  33. Grochowski, Andrew (30).......  WI 1790 W44   D20   L13   L18     1.5
  34. Pokorski, Jeffrey (31)........  WI 1785 D45   W51   L12   L15     1.5
  35. Franek, Martin Joh (32).......  IL 1759 W37   L13   L22   D38     1.5
  36. Moore, Micheal A (40).........  WI 1705 L10   D46   L11   W51     1.5
  37. MacLeish, Brian (44)..........  WI 1655 L35   W53   D18   L17     1.5
  38. Mohammed, Sarfaraz (49).......  WI 1538 L30   L43   W50   D35     1.5
  39. Shefsky, Michael W (52).......  WI 1493 -H-   L29   W32   L25     1.5

  40. Rajendra, Avinash (12)........  WI 2070 W26   L2    L10   -F-     1.0
  41. Wang, Ricky (39)..............  IL 1711 W50   L8    L9    -F-     1.0
  42. Dreuth, Adam W (38)...........  WI 1711 W53   L16   L23   -U-     1.0
  43. Hegelmeyer, John (41).........  WI 1684 L19   W38   L24   L29     1.0
  44. Jensen, Alex D (42)...........  WI 1676 L33   W50   L16   L26     1.0
  45. Ulrich, Anne E (43)...........  WI 1668 D34   L31   L15   D47     1.0
  46. Huang, Alena (45).............  WI 1620 L4    D36   D25   L30     1.0
  47. Lynk Sr, Rodney B (46)........  WI 1600 L28   D32   L17   D45     1.0
  48. Bakalinsky, Jacob (47)........  WI 1584 W29   L24   L20   L32     1.0
  49. Corcoran, Benjamin (48).......  WI 1562 -N-   -N-   W53   -U-     1.0
  50. Murtaugh, William (51)........  WI 1510 L41   L44   L38   W53     1.0

  51. Hegelmeyer, John W (50).......  WI 1526 D31   L34   L27   L36     0.5

  52. McKinney, Christop (11).......  WI 2090 L18   L4    -U-   -U-     0.0
  53. Rasmussen, Kenneth (53).......  WI 1392 L42   L37   L49   L50     0.0





Hales Corners Challenge XIX - Reserve  Cross Table

  No.    Name                         St Rate 1     2     3     4     Score

   1. Najeeb, Hadi (4)..............  WI 1492 W37   W8    W14   W7      4.0

   2. Kulkarni, Pranav (2)..........  WI 1552 W33   D6    W26   W15     3.5

   3. Carerros, Charles (1).........  WI 1599 W19   L7    W36   W21     3.0
   4. Monosov, Natanel A (6)........  WI 1478 W22   W21   D15   D6      3.0
   5. Ulrich, Susanna G (7).........  WI 1461 L14   W38   W41   W24     3.0
   6. Seghers, Reid Nath (9)........  WI 1426 W23   D2    W35   D4      3.0
   7. Lawrence, Michael (10)........  WI 1402 W10   W3    W13   L1      3.0
   8. Xu, Arthur Zihan (11).........  IL 1366 W24   L1    W40   W28     3.0
   9. Wright, Gary M (12)...........  WI 1328 W25   L13   W45   W26     3.0
  10. Huiras, Nathan (23)...........  WI 1199 L7    W32   W30   W18     3.0
  11. Jace, Adam A (35).............  WI  917 L32   W31   W23   W20     3.0
  12. Khassenov, Magzhan (40).......  WI  656 L38   W49   W34   W33     3.0

  13. Johnson, Jay Richa (3)........  MN 1525 W20   W9    L7    D14     2.5
  14. Molkentin, TJ (19)............  WI 1246 W5    W18   L1    D13     2.5
  15. Gaddipati, Harsha (26)........  WI 1110 W30   W17   D4    L2      2.5
  16. Gopal, Aditya (27)............  WI 1046 L43   W44   D33   W35     2.5

  17. Karimikonda, Teja (5).........  WI 1487 L21   L15   W48   W36     2.0
  18. Huang, Sabrina (8)............  WI 1435 W34   L14   W38   L10     2.0
  19. Holmes, Russ (13).............  WI 1316 L3    L26   W49   W41     2.0
  20. Michaels, James (15)..........  WI 1300 L13   W41   W29   L11     2.0
  21. Shi, Stephen (17).............  WI 1272 W17   L4    W27   L3      2.0
  22. Schatz, Noah F (18)...........  WI 1259 L4    W28   W42   -N-     2.0
  23. DeLair, Ethan (21)............  WI 1221 L6    W29   L11   W45     2.0
  24. Gomoll, Rachel (24)...........  WI 1196 L8    W45   W43   L5      2.0
  25. Yang, Steven Xob (25).........  WI 1157 L9    W46   L32   W42     2.0
  26. White, Gavin Otto (31)........  WI  997 W46   W19   L2    L9      2.0
  27. Gomoll, Jacob (32)............  WI  989 W48   L37   L21   W43     2.0
  28. Stewart, Zachary W (34).......  WI  977 W47   L22   W37   L8      2.0
  29. Iyer, Pranav (37).............  WI  850 W49   L23   L20   W40     2.0
  30. Hogg, Neil (38)...............  WI  830 L15   W47   L10   W38     2.0
  31. Gaddipati, Haasa (44).........  WI  595 L41   L11   W44   W47     2.0
  32. Klapper, Bret Alle (47).......  WI nnnn W11   L10   W25   -U-     2.0

  33. Hogg, Alexander (14)..........  WI 1307 L2    W40   D16   L12     1.5
  34. Srivastava, Vivek (20)........  WI 1238 L18   D36   L12   W49     1.5
  35. Neumann, Curt E (22)..........  WI 1212 -H-   W43   L6    L16     1.5
  36. Bundy, David (45).............  WI  369 -B-   D34   L3    L17     1.5

  37. Seeber, Kody (16).............  WI 1277 L1    W27   L28   -U-     1.0
  38. Jain, Kyle Deepak (28)........  WI 1016 W12   L5    L18   L30     1.0
  39. Seghers, Mark Staf (29).......  WI 1007 -U-   -U-   -U-   W48     1.0
  40. Wanek, Ellen Ann (30).........  WI 1004 W44   L33   L8    L29     1.0
  41. Anand, Devesh Kuma (33).......  WI  982 W31   L20   L5    L19     1.0
  42. Hegelmeyer, Jason (36)........  WI  905 L45   W48   L22   L25     1.0
  43. Rockley, James D (39).........  WI  813 W16   L35   L24   L27     1.0
  44. Nielsen, Craig (41)...........  WI  634 L40   L16   L31   W46     1.0
  45. Ball, Salli (46)..............  WI nnnn W42   L24   L9    L23     1.0

  46. Przedwiecki, Alyssa (43)......  WI  608 L26   L25   D47   L44     0.5
  47. Prasad, Anoushka (49).........  WI nnnn L28   L30   D46   L31     0.5

  48. Anand, Divyesh Kum (42).......  WI  608 L27   L42   L17   L39     0.0
  49. Nielsen, Tina (48)............  WI nnnn L29   L12   L19   L34     0.0






Event history:
History: number of players (open+reserve) and the open winner(s):
HCC XIX 4/12/2014 (53+49=102):
1st place tie in the Open:  IM SANTARIUS, FM VELIKANOV, FM BETANELI, C. BROWN
 
HCC XVIII 10/2013 (36+30=66) SMAIL 
HCC XVII.. 4/2013 (52+40=92) SANTARIUS, SMAIL, HARDER, R. ULRICH
HCC XVI.. 10/2012 (48+36=84) GM FRIEDEL, BOOR, WILLIAMS, A. BECKER
HCC XV.... 4/2012 (56+49=105) SANTARIUS, BURGESS
HCC XIV. 10/2011 (46+37=83)   SANTARIUS, SAWALANI
HCC XIII..04/2011 (57+48=105) STAMNOV,MENON,BREIDER,RAGHAVAN
HCC XII.. 10/2010 (41+37=78)  BETANELI, HENDRICKSON
HCC XI…04/2010 (41+37=78)  SANTARIUS
HCC  X...10/2009 (42+34=76)   AMANOV
HCC IX...04/2009 (56+51=107) AMANOV,YOUNG,SANTARIUS,KOHLENBERG
HCC VIII.10/2008 (33+32=65)  TATE,YOUNG,TENNANT,A.BECKER
HCC VII..04/2008 (22+30=52)  BURGESS,TENNANT,PARKER
HCC VI...10/2007 (30+32=62)  TENNANT, BREIDER,SANTARIUS
HCC V....04/2007 (40+22=62)  TATE,STAMNOV
HCC IV...11/2006 (23+26=49)  STAMNOV
HCC III..04/2006 (28+17=45)  TENNANT
HCC II...10/2005 (20+18=38)  BURGESS,A.BECKER
HCC I ....04/2005 (34+36=70) BETANELI



Lots of Photos:

























Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Melting Ice Action VIII- April 3 (1-night event)



3-Round Swiss in Two Sections (G/30 Minutes and G/24 Minutes).  USCF Rated.  G/24 is Quick Rated only.  G/30 is both Quick Rated and Regular Rated.  EF: $5.00.  (½ Point Bye available for only first round if requested prior to round)  TD is Becker; ATD is Grochowski.

USCF Rating Results

Crosstables in comments section.